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Coronavirus Briefing: Controlling the crowds, navigating the landscape, smoothing the way


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We begin this week with a cautionary tale titled “What community transmission looks like.” An event held in February to celebrate the opening of a bar in rural Illinois led to 46 cases of COVID-19, including 26 patrons of the bar, three bar employees, and 17 people who weren’t there at all but got infected by someone who was.
Submitted for your consideration are the pertinent findings:
Four people who attended the event had COVID-19-like symptoms that day. One attendee was asymptomatic but had received a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 the day before the party.
Attendees reported inconsistent use of masks and failure to socially distance despite properly spaced tables and signs encouraging these precautions. ....

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Maine eggs, Easter services, St. Elmo Steak House: News from around our 50 states


Maine eggs, Easter services, St. Elmo Steak House: News from around our 50 states
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Riverside University Health System will hand out these Easter eggs from the White House to those who get vaccinated on Saturday.
Alabama
Montgomery: The state is expanding its COVID-19 vaccine eligibility, opening up shots to everyone 16 and older Monday. Gov. Kay Ivey announced the expansion while touring a National Guard pop-up vaccine clinic in her hometown, Camden. “Our goal is simple, and that is to get shots off the shelf into the arms of Alabamians,” Ivey said. The expansion makes about 4 million Alabamians eligible for a vaccine, roughly 80% of the state’s population. Those 18 and older will be able to receive any of the three authorized vaccine varieties, depending on availability, while 16- and 17-year-olds are only approved for Pfizer’s shot. The st ....

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